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Common Adverse Effects Flashcards

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Pulmonary Fibrosis - Drug Causes

A

Methotrexate
Amiodarone
Nitrofurantoin
Sulphasalazine

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Gingival hyperplasia - Drug causes

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Ciclosporin
Phenytoin
Calcium channel blockers

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Digoxin toxicity - Drug precipitants

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thiazides
loop diuretics
spirolactone
verapamil
amiodarone
diltiazem
ciclosporin
quinidine

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Worsening psoriasis - Drug causes

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ACE inhibitors
Beta blockers
NSAIDs
Lithium
Antimalarials (chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine)
Infliximab

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Steven-Johnson Syndrome - Drug Causes

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Penicillin
Sulphonamides
Lamotrigine, carbamazepine, phenytoin
Allopurinol
NSAIDs
Oral contraceptive pill

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Dry Mouth - Drug Causes

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tricyclic antidepressants
antipsychotics
levodopa
isotretinoin

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Insomnia - Drug causes

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Beta-blockers
Corticosteroids

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Peripheral Neuropathy - Drug causes

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amiodarone
metronidazole
isoniazid
nitrofurantoin
phenytoin

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Constipation - Drug causes

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opioids
antipsychotics
verapamil
tricyclic antidepressants

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Lethargy/drowsiness - Drug causes

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tricyclic antidepressants
antipsychotics
beta-blockers
carbamazepine
chlorpheniramine
phenytoin

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Hypotension - Drug causes

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beta-blockers
verapamil
diltiazem
isosorbide mononitrate
levodopa
bromocriptine

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Urinary retention - Drug causes

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tricyclic antidepressants
antipsychotics

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Ankle swelling - Drug causes

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Amlodipine
Diltiazem

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Acute pancreatitis - Drug causes

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azathioprine,
mesalazine,
didanosine,
bendroflumethiazide,
furosemide,
pentamidine,
steroids,
sodium valproate

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Gout - Drug precipitants

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loop diuretics
thiazides
pyrazinamide

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Lupus - Drug causes

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Hydralazine
Procainamide

isoniazid
minocycline
phenytoin

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Hyperkalemia - Drug causes

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ACE inhibitors
angiotensin II receptor blockers
spironolactone
heparin
blood products
ciclosporin
amiloride

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Hyperlipidemia - Drug causes

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corticosteroids
isotretinoin
antipsychotics

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Impaired glucose tolerance - Drug causes

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antipsychotics
thiazides
ciclosporin
loop diuretics
corticosteroids

20
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Blurred vision - Drug causes

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tricyclic antidepressants
antipsychotics
ethambutamol
hydroxychloroquine

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Thrombocytopenia - Drug causes

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quinine
abciximab
NSAIDs
diuretics: furosemide
antibiotics: penicillins, sulphonamides, rifampicin
anticonvulsants: carbamazepine, valproate
heparin

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Fluid retention - Drug causes

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corticosteroids
ciclosporin
pioglitazone

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